California RV Show

I should’ve read the Unilocal review about $ 10 parking. Waste of money in this 90° heat. Could’ve gone to a local rv dealer. I did get a small bag of popcorn, water dispensers/​coolers throughout the lot, and clean port-a-potty’s. We did narrow down our search and have a better idea of what we want, but again, this could’ve been discovered at a local dealership for free.

My family went not to buy but to do some research on different options, floor plans, types for future purchase. I got to say it definitely was very educational. I have researched RV’s and campers online before but it was a great crash course for my wife who has just slept one night in a camper trailer before. My older one had fun time going in and out of as many RV’s, campers and toy haulers as he can while younger one (1YO) had fun exploring new environment. He especially loved the top bunk of C class RV’s.
Great to see all different types right next to each other to compare. My wife went from we probably get one eventually in the future maybe to we should definitely buy one soon. We are pretty clear on which one will fit our family and definitely sold the idea to my wife.
Luckily it was cool when we went on the last day.
Some of the vendors had shades.
Most RV’s were running A/​C full blast so if you got hot you can always hop in and relax.
Carry a water bottle. I saw many vendors had their own water cooler that you can refill.
There were Pink’s hot dog, burgers, Mexican food, Chicken wings, BBQ, pizza on each corner of the lot where you can rest and eat.
I appreciated that sales persons were friendly, informative and helpful, and not pushy at all.
By last day, many models were already sold and some vendors closed off models that were sold whereas other vendors still allowed people to walk inside to look around.
Definitely cannot see everything single RV in one day. We figured out what we wanted and ended up looking for small
And as some have already mentioned… yes a lot of RVs/​campers are much nicer than places I have lived in before.
Great family outing.

We had a lot of fun at the RV show yesterday. They really brought out the best.
Almost every RV there was nicer inside than my LA apartment.
We toured and relaxed in $ 650,000.00 RV’S. I know people that bought homes in West LA for 2x that price that are not nearly as nice.
The sales staff we talked with were very knowledgeable and interesting. You have to live and breathe RV for more than 20 years to know what you are talking about. It’s such a specialty. It was great to talk to some pros.
Cold water is 3.50, Lemonade is 5, and beer is 11. Parking is 10, Admission is 10. Bathrooms are porto pottys. The ones inside the gate are nicer and have sinks.
Really need 2 days to see everything.
Tremendous discounts all over.
$ 500,000.00 RV’s going for 374,000.00.
You can deduct the loan interest as a second home.

This is a great place to see what the industry offers and narrow down your search. Its one of the few opportunities you will have to compare the majority of RV’s offered on the west coast. Last year, I got a great deal on a Honda generator.
New models are rolled in the Fall so its a good time to get a bargain on last years model. I would go the second weekend because you are more likely to get a better price.
Sure, there are salesman like there will be at any RV dealership. Bring your own water and eat before you go. Check the weather and don’t go when it’s supposed to be 100 degrees.
There is a buy one get one coupon in Octobers edition of trailer life magazine.

On Sunday, October 11, 2015, we visited the California RV Show in Pomona for the first time ever. It will be the last.
They specifically advertised on their website —
— 7 different pop-​up trailers from four different brands.
Out of the «1,325 brand new RVs,» we saw 3 pop-​up trailers. A-​frames are not included in this total. Specifically, we were searching for the Starcraft Comet. It was on the California RV Show website to be «on display.» Not so. Next on our list was the Forest River Rockwood. It wasn’t there either.
The two that I remember that we saw were the Livin’ Lite Quicksilver which was outrageously overpriced. Mike Thompson’s RV had probably the nicest, non-​pushy salespeople out of all of the buyer’s displays working that day, but they had only one pop-​up trailer, the Coachmen Clipper. It was a nice, sturdy trailer, but it was their top-​of-​the-​line too. I think the third pop-​up we found was a Columbia Northwest.
Stuff that was on display: motorhomes and vans (class A, B, & C), travel trailers, 5^th wheels, toy haulers, truck campers, and A-​frame campers.
The temperature was 110°F just shortly after noon. We pushed our toddler daughters in their strollers as quickly as we could through the limited shaded areas. They were so miserable that we skipped out on the free Ferris wheel ride.
I’m not sure if you can bring your own food and drinks in, but the concession stands are overpriced and cash only. (Very few vendors that I noticed supplied free cups of water.) Parking ($ 10 per car) and admission ($ 10 per day) is cash only as well. Kids & active military were free.
AAA Westways magazine had a «buy one single day admission for $ 10 and get one free coupon.» If you don’t already receive that exclusive magazine, print the coupon from California RV Show website (listed above) for $ 1 off your ticket. Coupons must be presented.
Airstream had a cool jack-​o-​lantern painted trailer with some bales of hay set up. We saw a green VW Thing.
OTHER COOL STUFF
— pet-​friendly
— they are still scheduled (I think) for their first annual diving dogs championship
— celebrities like Steve Garvey, Eric Dickerson, & JIM ABBOTT were/​will be there on certain days
— you can rent stuff like scooters, wheelchairs, strollers & wagons for a cash-​only, nominal fee
Review #411
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Went to RV show today, Saturday. What a mistake! It was hot 100 degrees. Very little shade and water, $ 3.44 for a bottle? Some food available but expensive. Very few tables with shade. They could have put up some pop-​up shade covers. The salespeople were like fleas!, very annoying! I was hoping for more displays for accessories.
Wish I would have went to individual dealer showrooms. At least they would be cool and have water.
Last time for me

Terrible show. Sleazy for hire salesmen who consistently knew little about the product. Tampa in January, Hershey PA in Sept — two really good shows

Awsome show, iwas not charged for anything, no parking charge, no entrance charge, and the stuff inside is very frienddly, free food and drinks (during happy hour, random hour) and lots and lots of rvs to choose from. I will come back for sure

I visited the show Sunday with some friends, who had attended previous years with good things to say about it. This show was a huge disappointment. First, they charge $ 9 for parking. Next, we were charged $ 10 per person entry fee, after finding out that our $ 4 discount coupons were not valid on the weekend. (It appeared in the fine print on the online coupon). So now, we have $ 40 plus fuel invested for the three of us. Having recently bought RV’s we were interested in buying accessories. We made our way over to the vendor tent and found that there were so few vendors that it made the trip from San Diego seem a real waste. The rest of the show was all about selling RV’s, which was fine. There were also a few seminars on Tire Maintenance, Cooking, Alaska trips, etc. These were all fine, except they were held in open tents rather than the pavilions. It was rather warm sitting in the tents for the seminars. The show was very disappointing unless you were interested in looking at RVs. I won’t be coming back in the future.